Damira

Damira is 56 years old, married and raised six children. Damira and her husband started their own animal husbandry business with a starting capital investment of 8,000 som (KGS) in 2001. Today, Damira's business yields about 12,000 som (KGS) per month and has 4 cows, 18 sheep and 3 horses. On weekends, Damira and her husband go to the Kadyr-Ata livestock market, where they resell raised livestock. She also has a retail outlet at the livestock market, where she sells food on Sundays. In order to further develop her business, Damira requested a loan in the sum of 135,000 som (KGS) from the "Bai-Tushum and Partners" company to buy livestock for fattening up. In the future, she dreams of buying a car for her family.

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About Bai Tushum Bank CJSC

Bai Tushum Bank CJSC is a microfinance bank in Kyrgyzstan offering clients a range of products including loans for business development, trade, production, leasing, mortgage, consumption and more. Its portfolio is mostly comprised of group loans that cater to the broadest population of clients. Kiva lenders’ funds help the bank expand its services in remote areas to impact even more vulnerable communities in Kyrgyzstan.